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John Hodgkinson
Freshman-r
Wide Receiver
6-3 • 200
Newport Beach , Calif./Avon Old Farms (Conn.)

High School: Three-sport standout in football, hockey and lacrosse at Avon Old Farms High School in Connecticut...captained his football and lacrosse teams his senior year...named All-New England and All-Founder League at wide receiver his junior and senior seasons...offensive most valuable player in 2006-07 for football and defensive Most Valuable Player for lacrosse in 2007-08...led hockey team to New England Prep School Championship in 2007-08.

At Delaware: Multi-sport athlete at Delaware...first-year member of the football team as a walk-on...will add depth to the Blue Hen receiving corps...has outstanding size for a wideout...joins football team after competing for the Blue Hen lacrosse team this past spring under head coach Bob Shillinglaw...appeared in six games as a backup midfielder for the Blue Hens in 2009 but did not score a goal...contributed six groundballs and two caused turnovers.

Personal: John Witter Hodgkinson...son of Richard and Nancy Hodgkinson...has two sisters Lindsay and Laura, and one brother, Jeff...business major at Delaware...cites parents as biggest influence on lacrosse career.

 

 

 
 
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